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F. TATAR Jan. '29, 1952 GLOVE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed April 7, 1948INVENTOR.

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GLOVE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed April 7, 1948 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 29, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GLOVE FredTatar, Gloversville, N. Y.

Application April 7, 1948, Serial No. 19,499

4 Claims. (Cl. 2-459) The principal object of this invention is theprovision of a blank or trank for gloves from which the entire glovewith the exception of a single gore insert therein, is made. It will beunderstood that the fewer the component parts of a glove the fewer willbe its seams. The fewer the seems the more attractive and comfortablewill be the glove and the more easily and inexpensively will it be made.In the present invention a single blank includes all of the fingerportions as well as the palm and back portions and all that remains tobe included within the glove to complete it is a single gore which formspart of the thumb piece and which provides part of the connecting linkbetween said thumb piece and the palm of the glove. It is accordinglythe principal object of this invention to provide a trank or blank asdescribed which includes all of the glove as well as the palm and backthereof, :2

and which lacks solely a small piece needed to complete the thumb.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a glove in whichthere is no scam in the crotch of the thumb piece and hence a corollaryobject is the provision of a blank for such glove.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a glove whereinno seams are provided or needed to join the palm and back portions ofthe glove to each other. In the present invention the palm and backportions are integral with each other and hence they are continuous witheach other. There is a seam however, but that seam extends through thepalm itself along a line which begins in the juncture between the thumband the palm and which extends longitudinally thereof in the directionaway from the fingers. This seam does not detract from the appearance ofthe glove and it does not adversely affect the usefulness of the glove.

Additional objects and. advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from a reading of the following description thereof and from anexamination of the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the trank or blank of which the glove hereinclaimed is made;

Fig 2 is a corresponding view of a gore or insert which cooperates withthe blank shown in Fig. l to complete the glove;

Fig. 3 is a palm view of a finished glove formed from the blanks shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the thumb piece thereof being folded b'ackwardly toexpose the crotch;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to that of Fig. 3 showing the thumb piece innormally extended position;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the blank shown in Fig. 1 wherein theblank is folded upon itself preparatory to the stitching operation bywhich the seams are sewed upon the blank to form the glove; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. 7

Reference to Figs. 1 and 2 will disclose the shape of the two blanks andmore particularly of the blank and gore of which the glove hereinclaimed is made. It will be observed that blank or trank Ill includesvirtually all of the parts of the glove, to witt: the palm I I, the backl2, the front of the little finger I3, the back of the little finger13A, the front of the fourth finger I 4, the back of the fourth fingerMA, the front of the middle finger l5, the back of the middle fingerISA, the front of the forefinger IS, the back of the forefinger [6A, thefront or palm portion of the thumb I l and the back of the thumb HA.When the blank I0 is folded upon itself as is shown in Fig. 5, frontfinger portions l3, 14, I5, l6 and I! are superimposed upon back fingerportions HA, I 4A, 15A, ISA and "A, re-

spectively. Seams are sewed along the several lines of juncture betweenthe front and back portions of the fingers, all as is clearly shown inFigs. 3 and 4. There is no need for a seam along the outer edge of thesmall finger since the front and back portions thereof are integral witheach other along said outer edge. Each of the other fingers however isprovided with seams on both sides thereof. It should be understood atthis point that conventional gores or fourchettes may be insertedbetween the front and back portion of each of the first four fingers togive said fingers a greater, more rounded capacity. A gore 20 such as isshown in Fig. 2 is inserted between the front and back portions of thethumb as is clearly shown in Fig. 4. This gore insert is diamond-shapedand its Widest portion is: aligned with the crotch line of the thumb.

In forming the thumb, after the blank is folded to the position of Fig.5, the respective top edges the lower half of diamond-shaped insert 20.This line or seam 28 is therefore formed in or at the palm of the gloveand since blank I is a unitary member no seams are necessary along theside edges 29 and 30 of the glove where the palm and back portionsthereof meet.

As a result of this construction, the thumb of the glove is given ashape which conforms to the shape of the human thumb and the adjacentpalm region.

It will be noted that the front thumb piece I7 is continuous with thepalm of the glove and is in' line with the front portion of theforefinger 16. Hence when said front or'palm portion of the thumb ll isfolded upwardly as shown in Figs. and 6, there will be no seam acrossthe crotch to detract from the appearance of the glove or from portionsare integral with the palm portion of the glove, and all of their backportions are integral with the back of the glove.

The foregoing is descriptive of the broad outlines .of this inventionand it will be understood that modifications and variations may beincorporated therein within the scope and spirit of the invention. Theinvention has been described for example in connection with a ladysglove, but it will be appreciated that the invention may be applied toother types of gloves as well. The invention is especially designed foruse in connection with dress gloves and particularly those arerespectively integral and continuous with said glove back portion, aback thumb portion which is integral and continuous with said palm flap,a gore formed from a diamond-shaped blank, the upper side edges of saidgore being respectively joined to the respective inner edges of saidthumb flap and said back thumb portion, the lower side edges of saidgore being respectively joined to the respective inner edges of saidpalm flap and said thumb flap. 7

2. A glove of the character described comprising palm and back portions,said palm portion comprising a palm flap and a thumb flap, the

outer 'side'edge of said palm flap being integral and continuous withone side edge of said glove back portion, the outer edge of said thumbflap being integral and continuous with the other side edge of saidglove back portion, front finger portions which are respectivelyintegral and continuous with said palm flap, back finger portions whichare respectively integral and continuous with said glove back portion, ahack thumb portion which is integral and continuous with said palm flap,the outer side edges of said front and back portions of the littlefinger of the glove being integral and continuous with each other andwith the common side edge of said glove back portion and said palm flap,a gore formed from a diamond-shaped blank, the upper side edges of saidgore being respectively joined to the respective inner edges of saidthumb flap and said back thumb portion, the lower side edges of saidgore being respectively joined to the'respective inner edges of saidpalm flap and said thumb flap.

3. A glove comprising palm and back portions, said palm portionincluding a thumb flap which has an outer side edge which is integraland continuous with one side edge of said glove back portion, a palmflap which has an outer side edge which is integral and continuous withthe other side edge of said back portion, said glove having a thumbmember which comprises said thumb flap and a rear thumb portion, asubstantially diamond-shaped gore which has upper side edges and lowerside edges, said upper side edges of said gore being respectively joinedto the respective inner side edges of said thumb flap and said backthumb portion, said lower side edges of said gore being respectivelyjoined to the respective inner side edges of said palm flap and saidthumb flap.

4. Aglovein accordance with claim 3, in which said back thumb portion isintegral and continuous with said back portion. j

FRED TATAR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in th file ofthis patent:

lUNITED STATES PATENTS 2,463,451 Tatar Mar. 1,1949

